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It determines what that mineral can be usd for and what machinery is used to process it. Gold for instance is soft and can be molded by steel or or other harder metals.
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What property of minerals is classified by the Mohs scale?
Relative hardness is the property of minerals that uses the Mohs scale for classification.
What is the color form hardness chemical composition diagnostic property streak luster fracture uses of minerals?
in the hood!
How do minerals contribute to the hardness of rocks?
Some minerals have varying hardness according to the direction you may scratch
Is hardness a physical or chemical property?
physical property
Why can some minerals be used as gemstones?
The most valuable gemstones are the clear, crystalline form of the harder minerals such as diamond, corundum, tourmaline, topaz, and garnet. Other minerals with exceptional clarity or color, and even some rock types are known commercially to be valuable as gemstones, but hardness is a key to frequent wearability.
Why is hardness of valuable property of some minerals?
Because it is :P
Why is hardness a valuable property of some minerals?
Hard minerals can be used as abrasives or coatings on cutting blades. Gemstones of valuable minerals are more durable the harder they are.
What property of minerals is classified by the Mohs scale?
Relative hardness is the property of minerals that uses the Mohs scale for classification.
Which property of minerals is expressed in numbers?
hardness
What are the property's of minerals?
hardness streak and luster and color
What are property's of minerals?
hardness streak and luster and color
What property of minerals measures how easily a mineral can be scratched?
Hardness
What property describe a minerals ability to resist being scratched?
The hardness
Is hardness property of elements?
Pure materials, especially minerals, are measured on a hardness scale. There are three basic tests: indentation hardness, scratch hardness and rebound hardness. See Wikipedia
How do you identify the property of a mineral but what does it mean where we say calcite has a hardness?
We use Mohs scale of mineral hardness to access the hardness of minerals, which calcite is one example.
Which mineral property describes minerals resistance to being scratched?
That would be its Mohs hardness.
Why isn't luster a good property to identify minerals?
Luster is not a good property for identifying minerals because many minerals look similar. Your best way of knowing which mineral is which is by measuring their hardness.
